Ruta 18 | ||||
Expreso Las Américas | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 6.09 km [1] (3.78 mi) | |||
Existed | 1961–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() ![]() | |||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | San Juan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 18 (PR-18) is a freeway in Puerto Rico, which is also known as Expreso Las Américas. It runs from its north end at its intersection with PR-22 (known as Expreso José de Diego) in San Juan to its south end in Río Piedras where it intersects with PR-1. [2] At this point PR-18 becomes PR-52, known as Autopista Luis A. Ferré. [3]
PR-18 connects PR-52 to PR-22 and intersects with Jesús de Piñero Avenue (PR-17), Franklin Delano Roosevelt Avenue (PR-23), which grants access to Plaza Las Américas, and Domenech Avenue. It is mostly a 4-lane road in each direction. The combined route of PR-18 and PR-52 is coterminous with the unsigned Interstate Highway PRI-1.[ citation needed]
The entire route is located in San Juan.
Location | km [4] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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Monacillo Urbano | 6.09 | 3.78 | 8B | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PR-18; PRI-1 continues southbound via PR-52. | |
5.9 | 3.7 | 8A | ![]() ![]() | No southbound access to PR-1 north. | ||
4.7 | 2.9 | 7B | ![]() ![]() | No northbound exit. | ||
4.5 | 2.8 | 7A | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to Centro Médico station | ||
El Cinco | 4.2 | 2.6 | 6B | ![]() | Most direct access to the hospital; southbound only. | |
3.5 | 2.2 | 6A | ![]() | |||
Gobernador Piñero | 2.7 | 1.7 | 5B | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to The Mall of San Juan and Piñero station | |
2.4 | 1.5 | 5A | ![]() ![]() | |||
Hato Rey Norte | 2.0 | 1.2 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Hospital del Maestro and Domenech station | |
1.5– 0.5 | 0.93– 0.31 | 3A–C | ![]() ![]() | Frontage roads of these exits has an at-grade intersection in Chardon Street; Access to Plaza Las Américas shopping mall and Roosevelt station | ||
0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PR-18 and PRI-1; PR-22 exit 2A; access to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Ruta 18 | ||||
Expreso Las Américas | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | ||||
Length | 6.09 km [1] (3.78 mi) | |||
Existed | 1961–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() ![]() | |||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
Territory | Puerto Rico | |||
Municipalities | San Juan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Puerto Rico Highway 18 (PR-18) is a freeway in Puerto Rico, which is also known as Expreso Las Américas. It runs from its north end at its intersection with PR-22 (known as Expreso José de Diego) in San Juan to its south end in Río Piedras where it intersects with PR-1. [2] At this point PR-18 becomes PR-52, known as Autopista Luis A. Ferré. [3]
PR-18 connects PR-52 to PR-22 and intersects with Jesús de Piñero Avenue (PR-17), Franklin Delano Roosevelt Avenue (PR-23), which grants access to Plaza Las Américas, and Domenech Avenue. It is mostly a 4-lane road in each direction. The combined route of PR-18 and PR-52 is coterminous with the unsigned Interstate Highway PRI-1.[ citation needed]
The entire route is located in San Juan.
Location | km [4] | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monacillo Urbano | 6.09 | 3.78 | 8B | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of PR-18; PRI-1 continues southbound via PR-52. | |
5.9 | 3.7 | 8A | ![]() ![]() | No southbound access to PR-1 north. | ||
4.7 | 2.9 | 7B | ![]() ![]() | No northbound exit. | ||
4.5 | 2.8 | 7A | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to Centro Médico station | ||
El Cinco | 4.2 | 2.6 | 6B | ![]() | Most direct access to the hospital; southbound only. | |
3.5 | 2.2 | 6A | ![]() | |||
Gobernador Piñero | 2.7 | 1.7 | 5B | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to The Mall of San Juan and Piñero station | |
2.4 | 1.5 | 5A | ![]() ![]() | |||
Hato Rey Norte | 2.0 | 1.2 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Hospital del Maestro and Domenech station | |
1.5– 0.5 | 0.93– 0.31 | 3A–C | ![]() ![]() | Frontage roads of these exits has an at-grade intersection in Chardon Street; Access to Plaza Las Américas shopping mall and Roosevelt station | ||
0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of PR-18 and PRI-1; PR-22 exit 2A; access to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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